In the last decade, Krzysztof Penderecki composed a Sanctus and Benedictus for treble choir, and he has now used these movements as the basis of his Missa brevis. The new mass setting adds male voices in fitting with the structure of the boys\' choir, which will be celebrating its 800th anniversary with the first performance of this work.Penderecki\'s oeuvre contains many sacred works, with numero…

Albert W Ketèlbey's most popular works appear to have been a series of Orchestral tone poems, like In a Persian Market, that incorporate exoticism and demonstrate the high quality of his Orchestration.The Orchestral version of this piece included a Vocal line of male Voices calling for baksheesh which is absent from the Organ arrangement.Composer and arranger Albert W Ketèlbey is now almost unknow…

Par LAURIDSEN MORTEN. Lauridsen's setting of the Ave Dulcissima Maria combines passages of chant with more melodic homophony, and is written for unaccompanied male voices. The piece was commissioned by the Harvard Glee Club Foundation. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Feuillet / Choeur

'I have embedded this internationally well-known melody in a harmonic room of bells which is rendered by the male voices.To enhance the feeling of two independent entities, the melody and the bell ostinato are performed in different metres.Tension increases in the second verse when the melody is performed in a canon but dissipates at the end of the piece.? (Marten Jansson) / Choeur Mixte (SSAATTBB…

Par DONIZETTI GAETANO. Through works such as Verdi’s Requiem or Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, we know that the great composers of Italian bel canto opera also wrote marvelous sacred music. Yet most of these pieces are rarely performed. This is also true of Gaetano Donizetti’s Messa di Requiem, which he composed as an expression of grief at the early death of Vincenzo Bellini in 1835. Neither performe…

Pas de partition / CD audio (29 octobre 2004) Nombre de disques : 40

Ce travail vocal bien connu de Schubert est un ' tiré de budget ' de notre volume principal des oeuvres de Schubert pour Male Voice Choir avec accompagnement de guitare - Réf. ECH 542. / Choeur D'Hommes Et Guitare

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Oh Shenandoah dates back to the early nineteenth century, with possible origins in Virginia. Sometimes referred to as a ‘shanty’ song because of its refrain (‘away, you rolling river,’ etc.), its lyrics exist in many versions and can be seen as a paean either to the river itself, or perhaps to the (mythical?) daughter of an Indian chief of that name. Regardless of …